Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytaynes diſdainfully vſing the Pic|tiſh Ambaſſadours that came with this meſſage,The Brytaines refuſe to re|ceyue either Loth or any of his ſonnes to raigne ouer them. refuſed not onelye to come vnder ſubiection of Loth, but alſo denyed that his ſonnes begot of his lawfull wife, the ſiſter of Aurelius and Vter, ſhoulde haue any rule or gouernment amongeſt them, as thoſe that were no Brytaynes borne, but ſtraungers vnto them, being both borne and vpbred in a forraine countrey.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thoſe Ambaſſadours then hauing theyr anſwere, and beeing ſent home with reproche, the Brytaynes contrarie to the lawes of all na|tions, proclaymed Arthure,Arthure pro|claymed king of Brytayne. beeing a baſtarde borne, king of their Realme, and forthwith aſ|ſembling theyr powers vnder his leading, mar|ched on agaynſt the Saxons,Arthure goeth forth againſt the Saxons. in purpoſe to a|bate ſome part of their ſtrength, before the Pictes (whiche was doubted woulde ſhortly co [...]e to paſſe) ſhoulde ioyne with them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 127Therefore hauing procured ayde of the Armo|ryke Brytaynes forth of Fraunce,The Armorik Brytaines in ayd of Arthur. they fought with theyr enimies within ten myles of London at the firſt, where the Saxons beeing at two ſe|uerall tymes vanquiſhed,The Saxons vanquiſhed, are conſtray|ned to pay tri|bute to the Brytaynes. were conſtrayned not onely to pay trybute, but alſo to receyue magi|ſtrates to gouerne them by the ſaid Arthures ap|poyntment, with other grieuous articles of a|greement, to the great reioyſing of the Brytains, for theſe ſo luckie beginnings in the firſt exploits of their late elected king.